FORMER Tatton MP Neil Hamilton last night accused the woman he and his wife are alleged to have sexually assaulted of playing a "highrisk game."

He spoke out after Nadine Milroy-Sloan, 27, waived her right to anonymity and stepped into the public spotlight.

The twice-divorced mother-of-four went on the offensive, claiming: "I am prepared to stand up and be counted.

"The Hamiltons have accused me of hiding behind the right of rape victims to remain anonymous.

"But I want the world to know I have nothing to hide."

The trainee college lecturer from Grimsby, Humberside, alleges she was sexually assaulted by former Tory minister Mr Hamilton and his 51-year-old wife, Christine, in a council flat in Ilford on May 5.

The Hamiltons last night again strenuously denied the allegations, saying they had a "cast-iron" alibi for the time of the attack.

Mr Hamilton, 52, said: "I can't explain why she has waived her right to anonymity but she is playing a highrisk game in my view.

"At the end of the day, I will be seeking action against her for making false statements and wasting police time."

He said he felt sorry for Ms Milroy-Sloan if she was the victim of a sexual attack, but added: "We had no part in it."

"She went to the police on May 6, the day after she says the attack took place and yet could not remember at what time it happened.

"We have eight witnesses to show we were in Claridge's between 6pm and 7.30pm.

"The rape is supposed to have happened at 5pm. The journey from Ilford takes about one hour by car and probably an hour and a half on a Saturday, so it's physically impossible for us to have been in Ilford, bearing in mind we were on the King's Road at around 3.30pm.

"The girl said the rape went on for several hours, so that makes it totally inconceivable."